Really enjoyed my chat with Lee Hoffmann on the Western Cape Teachers Forum this evening! Posted by Jessica Wasserman – Ed Psych on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Impact of lock down on the mental well being of teachers and learners (Podcast)
To go back to school or not to go back to school — that is the question. Lots of debates on when centres of learning will reopen their doors for pupils have been going on since the president declared the national lockdown in March. Confusion has reigned with some suggestions that schools were meant to […]
According to the presentation, Grades 12 and 7 are to return to school on the 6th May, followed by Grades 11 and 6 on 20th May. Grades 10 and 5 then follow on 3rd June, Grades 9 and 4 on the 17th June, and Grades 8 and 3 on 1 July; while Grades 1, 2 […]
Given the trauma some school children will go through during this lockdown period, perhaps what we need is a ‘post Covid-19 trauma-sensitive schools safety plan’, writes Jessica Wasserman. Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent lockdown, I have been feeling deeply concerned about the effect that this is having on the school-going children in […]